MATERIAListic
Contemporary jewellery has embraced many natural and manmade materials over the years in the pursuit of artistic expression, often questioning many preconceived notions of intrinsic material value. This more objective analytical view of materials can result in some thought provoking and refreshing results.
In February there was a jewellery symposium (Jemposium) held in Wellington discussing materials and ideas in contemporary jewellery. Having had some time to dwell on these themes we have invited a selection of jewellers whose work reflects some of these ideas and who clearly enjoy using and ’transforming’ materials as part of their creative process.
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September 11th - October 7th 2012

MANMADE
We endeavour to give men creative jewellery choices and ask a selection of male jewelers to make new pieces based on something they wear or would like to wear
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July 17th - August 12th 2012

'On Your Wings'
On your Wings is a group exhibition featuring Kate Alterio, Jane Dodd, Rebecca Farger, Lisa West and Kathryn Yeats. The central themes of the show are love, loss, connectedness and the multi-faceted nature of relationships.......
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June 19th - July 15th 2012

winter BROOCH 2012
To celebrate mid winter solstice Royal has invited some of our best jewellers to make a collection of brooches, fit for winter coats......
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October 8th - November 4th 2010

'SUPERSTRUCTURES'
new work by Cheryl Sills Mia Straka
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Flowers and Fungus
LISA WEST
Most of the things that I make are influenced by the flora and fauna around me and these pieces are a continuation of this. Flowers Fungus is loosely based on real flowers and actual plants but with a large element of artistic license thrown in. The use of unprocessed materials such as shell, stone and fine gold also influences what the finished piece might be. The distinctive curve of a shell may suggest one thing; the colour and patterns on a lump of stone might be reminiscent of something else.
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September 12th 30th 2006

Birds and Estuary Politics
BARBARA BLEWMAN
Near where I live in Mapua, beneath a veneer of beauty, lies the most contaminated soil in the country. Birds and Estuary Politics fuses the beauty and wildlife of the region with the stark reality of the toxic dump and the decontamination process currently underway. There is a sad irony that a pesticide factory operated for fifty-six years on the South Islands largest estuary, home to some of the most unique birds in the world. It is the coming to terms with these aspects of my immediate environment that has motivated the creation of this work.
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